The storage of a OnePlus 6 has always been a worry, for many years phones have not always been equipped with a sufficient amount of internal storage or an SD slot to improve the capacity of the latter. However, for some time now, the volume issue has been resolved, now people are starting to look at the subject of RAM, this other type of memory is almost as important as the internal memory of your mobile phone. We will precisely in this guide, help you in the event that you have questions on this subject.
In this article, you will find out how to check the RAM memory of its OnePlus 6? For this, we will first teach you what is the interest of the RAM of your mobile phone, then, how to know the RAM of your OnePlus 6 , and, finally, whether it is possible to increase the volume of RAM memory on your mobile phone.
What is RAM on a OnePlus 6 for?
We start this article by showing you briefly what is and what is the use of the RAM on a OnePlus 6. This acronym actually comes from the English "Random Access Memory", it allows store the data that the processor needs over a short period of time. It will, for example, give you the possibility of running different applications at the same time, it is this which will therefore keep in memory all the data necessary to keep applications in the background. In the event that you play greedy games which require a lot of resources and computation on the side of the processor, it is the RAM that will take over and allow the processor to have all the files at hand.
A high amount of RAM memory will be essential to have decent performance on your OnePlus 6. However, it's a bit like everything, after a certain volume your processor will not be powerful enough to use it and you will suddenly have unused memory. You have to find the right compromise between processor power / amount of RAM. At the moment, the most powerful phones are equipped with 8-10 GB of RAM which is more important than many PCs!
How to know the RAM of your OnePlus 6?
We now move on to the verification part, which probably interests you the most, and, in this context, we will now show you how to know everything about the RAM of your OnePlus 6. To do this, first of all, we will teach you how to know the amount of RAM installed on your mobile phone, then, how to know where you are with its use.
How to check the amount of RAM installed on your OnePlus 6?
We start suddenly with the process to know the amount of RAM equipped on your OnePlus 6. As you will have understood, the higher the volume of RAM, the more the processor will be able to accomplish tasks, let others run. in the background of the task without suffering from latency or slowing down. There are two methods to access this data:
- Directly from the “Settings” of your OnePlus 6
- Go to the "Settings" of your mobile phone
- Find the menu "Device maintenance" or “Device optimization”, depending on the Android version installed on your OnePlus 6, this may vary, however this is the menu in which you will be able to monitor the consumption of the various critical points of your mobile phone (battery, RAM, storage… )
- Once in this menu, you should locate the "Memory" indicator and observe the maximum volume displayed, this is the amount of RAM with which your OnePlus 6 is equipped.
- Thanks to CPU-Z
- Download and install CPU-Z , small application that allows you to get a lot of details on your smartphone
- Open the application
- Go to the section "Device"
- You will find the amount of RAM installed on your OnePlus 6 in the section "Total RAM"
How to check the RAM usage of your OnePlus 6?
To know the RAM usage of your OnePlus 6 and know in the event that it saturates or in the event that you still have room, there are also two options which are almost identical to those we just saw just before. It is a test that can be rewarding to understand the reason why your OnePlus 6 makes you feel latencies. Let's go:
- Through the settings of your mobile phone
- Go to the "Settings" of your mobile phone
- In the "Device maintenance" menu, locate the "Memory" indicator
- You will have a ratio as well as a progress bar that gives you the amount of memory used
- Thanks to CPU-Z
- Open CPU-Z
- Go to the tab "Device"
- In "Available RAM" you will discover the amount of RAM available on your OnePlus 6, as well as a percentage to make it easier for you to interpret it
In the event that you realize that you have very little RAM available without necessarily having a lot of active applications, you probably need close background applications that saturate it. You can also clear the cache of your OnePlus 6 to free up space and improve your performance.
Is it possible to increase the amount of RAM memory on a OnePlus 6?
In the event that you notice that your RAM is regularly full, it is totally legitimate to ask yourself if you can increase the amount of RAM on your OnePlus 6 ? Unfortunately on Phone this opportunity is impossible… You will therefore have to better manage your uses, close applications that you do not use, or switch to a more powerful mobile phone.
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